Prime Minister Pavel Filip gave the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure and the State Road Administration two days to discuss with the firm that repairs the Chisinau-Ungheni road and take a decision as to the completion of the renovation works, IPN reports.
According to the Government’s press service, the road was to be put into operation in July 2016, but the works were delayed owing to the contractor. “The people do not care about the reasons for which the works are delayed. They do not care that this firm since 2016 has paid penalties of €360,000 of the over €5 million calculated penalties. The people want to travel on a high-quality road. And we have a responsibility toward the people,” stated Pavel Filip.
The Premier underlined that he will no longer accept the works to be delayed and the road will be built by the current or another contractor. “We should not wait, but should assess the situation and clarify things. We either continue, but in this case you should prove you can and should pay all the debts, or you should admit that you cannot work. We should no way belittle the people,” he concluded.
The works to repair the Chisinau-Ungheni-Sculeni national road were valued at over €55 million.
